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Dallas Maverick Owner Mark Cuban Charged With Insider Trading
Mark Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks may have had some rough times on the hard court. But now he’s facing hard times in a real court. By DAVE MICHAELS and BRENDAN M. CASE Dallas Morning News Federal regulators on Monday accused Mark Cuban of insider trading, saying he sold shares in an Internet company shortly after learning…
Obama’s Justice Dept. Not Likely To Go After Bush Folks Who Authorized Torture
Maybe it’s all part of wiping the slate clean. But indications are anyone who condoned harsh interrogation techniques of suspected terrorists in the Bush years will be able to sleep tight. By Lara Jakes Jordan AP News Barack Obama’s incoming administration is unlikely to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized or engaged in…
Pakistani Woman Who Tried Killing FBI Agents Mentally Unfit For Trial
In the long run, being mentally unfit has its advantages. By Associated Press A Pakistani neuroscientist indicted in New York on charges that she tried to kill an American soldier and F.B.I. agents while she was in custody in Afghanistan is mentally unfit for trial, a court-ordered psychological evaluation has determined. The neuroscientist, Aafia Siddiqui,…
N.Y. U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia the Latest To Quit
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The exodus continues. Michael J. Garcia, the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, becomes the latest U.S. attorney to call it quits. Gracia, who had been U.S. Attorney since 2005, announced Monday that he’ll step down Dec. 1. Deputy U.S. Atty. Lev L. Dassin, 43, will become the…
U.S. Marshals Nab Fugitive Ex-Priest As He Exits Church in San Francisco
The U.S. Marshals knew former priest Wilputte Sherwood didn’t have a prayer of staying on the lamb forever. Bay City News Service A fugitive former Catholic priest convicted in 1993 of sexually abusing underage boys in Arizona was arrested while leaving church Sunday in San Francisco’s Castro District, federal authorities announced today. Wilputte Alanson Sherwood,…
Scientist In Va. Pleads To Selling Rocket Technology to China and Bribery
Yes it is rocket science, and yes scientist Shu Quan-Sheng is in big trouble. By DENA POTTER The Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia scientist pleaded guilty Monday to selling rocket technology to China and bribing Chinese officials to secure a lucrative contract for his high-tech company. Shu Quan-Sheng , 68, pleaded guilty to…
Judge Orders Feds to Release Documents on Wrong Anthrax Suspect
Court documents may give us some insight as to why the government doggedly went after the wrong suspect, scientist Steven Hatfill, for so many years. By Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday ordered the Justice Department to release the information it used to persuade the courts to let…
Cleveland City Council Prez Mum About FBI Subpoenas
Here in the Midwest, in a city once known as the Mistake on the Lake, city council president Martin Sweeney isn’t taking chances by saying the wrong thing as a public corruption probe heats up. By Henry J. Gomez Cleveland Plain Dealer CLEVELAND — Martin J. Sweeney offered few clues Friday as to why his…